one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
length (of an animal); body length
starvation; famine; hunger
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
spine; backbone; spinal column
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
just managing; with great difficulty
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
hating; strongly disliking
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
family; relatives; dependents; household